Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 29th October 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Morning fog clearing from central Europe, rain in eastern Spain
Saturday
A fair day for most of Portugal and Spain. However, thicker cloud over eastern Spain and the Balearic's may produce some spots of rain, with strong winds affecting the Balearics and southern Spain. France sees some showers in central areas, but overall the day is likely to be fine with sunny spells. More sunshine to come through Germany and Poland and it should be dry here as well.
Italy should have a fair day with some spells of sunshine, with the eastern Mediterranean enjoying the sunshine too. It will be windy with a few showers in Turkey, these showers affecting parts of Bulgaria and Romania as well.
To the north the Baltic States will be dry with sunny spells through the day. Finland is going to be generally dry too with more spells of sunshine here. This dry weather extends to Sweden, whilst Denmark and Norway are likely to have some cloud, but they should be dry.
Sunday
Cloud and some showers over southeastern Spain today, with some showers through the Balearics too. A fair day over Spain and Portugal with plenty of sunshine throughout the day. There will be some morning mist and fog patches through France and the Low Countries as well as Germany. These clearing to leave lots of sunshine. More morning fog in Switzerland and Austria as well as Hungary, this lifting to sunny spells.
A fair day over the far east of the Mediterranean with more sunshine to come here through the day. Turkey and Greece enjoying the sun, although there may be some morning mist and fog before the sun comes through over Bulgaria and Romania.
To the north Norway and Sweden as well as Denmark will have cloud and some outbreaks of rain. Fronts will be pushing eastwards taking the rain with them. Heavy periods of rain and windy in Finland.